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General Category => Sport => Topic started by: Kent on January 16, 2012, 05:25:06 PM

Title: Darlington FC
Post by: Kent on January 16, 2012, 05:25:06 PM

It Will be a Sad Day For Football & Supporters if Darlington go Bust.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16584216.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16584216.stm)

Title: Re: Darlington FC
Post by: Fly on January 16, 2012, 05:40:34 PM

Never good if any club goes under   :(

Title: Re: Darlington FC
Post by: simondjuk on January 16, 2012, 06:08:39 PM

but they kick them while they are down.

Go into admin, usually not the managers or players faults and they get docked 10 points.

Title: Re: Darlington FC
Post by: Slacker on January 16, 2012, 10:22:39 PM

Though not necessarily the  end of them look at the rise of Accrington Stanley. Coincidentally they took the league place of Oxford who were the club that gained its league place when Stanley went bust in the early sixties.

Title: Re: Darlington FC
Post by: therealjr on January 16, 2012, 10:56:21 PM

The Supporters trust have already said that if they do get liquidated there are plans to form a new club a la Halifax

Title: Re: Darlington FC
Post by: Fly on January 18, 2012, 06:09:23 PM

Looks like they've got a slight repreive.

http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/9474777.Darlington_FC_still_alive_and_kicking___but_only_just/ (http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/9474777.Darlington_FC_still_alive_and_kicking___but_only_just/)